What's the deal with GEDCOM?

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Want to upload a gedcom and the browse feature does not seem to be working, what gives? Thanks.
in WikiTree Tech by James LaLone G2G6 Mach 6 (61.4k points)

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Are you using Firefox? It seems the latest Firefox update caused some issues with uploading photos, and the same issue might be causing problems for uploading GEDCOMs.
by Jamie Nelson G2G6 Pilot (607k points)
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Thanks, I do use Firefox, will try another server.

LOL, I never had the browse feature work immediately on Firefox with WikiTree.  Just learned to keep clicking till it comes up.  And yes, the new Firefox update has made it worse.  Used to be the second click did it. now I've hit it 4 or more times to get results.

Don't ya just love computers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  ;)

I've switched to Vivaldi.  I've loved Firefox, was loyal to it for most of its life, since its very beginning.  But the developers changed, became people that 'know what's best for you', and have arbitrarily changed it so much, that I feel they moved away from me.

I don't like Chrome (or changes in Firefox that are Chrome-like), but Vivaldi was much more appealing, flexible, supported most of what I wanted, with very good performance.  Plus, it is Chromium based, which means it supports Chrome extensions like WikiTree-X, something I use a lot, on almost every profile I work on.
Thanks Rob, I'll give it a try,  Everything you said about Firefox and Chrome almost sounds like I wrote it,

Thanks
It's not without some adjustment pain.  I've had to change the way I do some things, and there are often times when I miss Firefox, the older versions.  But the Firefox developers have made that near impossible for me.  So I appreciate the Vivaldi interest in pleasing users.  They actually respond to users!

I have a feeling that if I let the Firefox team in my house, they would throw away my hammer - "you don't need it, we have a new way to do that".  Never mind that it was good enough for the cavemen, and every user since.  My screwdriver?  "Toss it, we have changed that.  And no, we're not going back, just get used to our way."  They would want my front door moved, my windows lowered, my couch moved to the other side, because that's what they think is best - my preferences don't matter.

I suppose that's one problem with open-source projects, they may no longer have a paying user base they have to answer to.  The chiefs can be rulers of their own kingdom.

I figure the transition will be not without it's problems Rob, but Firefox is just too bossy anymore.  When in the course of human events and yadda yadda..

And I am not touching your last line with a thirty nine and a half foot pole. ;)

Ok, did try Chrome and it worked. Many thanks for all the comments and suggestions.

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